Category: Freeing Energy 101
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How much CO2 and other pollution comes from burning coal?
How much CO2 and other kinds of pollution would be released if we powered a 100-watt lightbulb for…
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The 6 best resources to get started in solar
The advantages are no longer just about going green, as solar will be cheaper for nearly everyone over…
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Straight facts on the environmental impact of coal: CO2 emissions, pollution, land, and water
Burning coal creates CO2, NOx, SO2, mercury, and uranium. Coal also uses large amounts of land and water.…
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What is a Megawatt-Hour?
A megawatt-hour is one of the most common measures of electricity. What is it, how does it relate…
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Technology makes things cheaper… except for the grid
Thanks to technology, industries like transportation, food, and data processing are more affordable than ever before. But there is…
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Understanding the basics of electricity by thinking of it as water
Part of our Freeing Energy 101 series: a basic introduction to electricity. The article uses water as an…
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Podcast #018: Bill Nussey and Sam Easterby: Separating fact from fiction about renewable energy.
The solar market is experiencing explosive growth. Freeing Energy Hosts Sam Easterby and Bill Nussey talk about the…
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A simple and affordable plan to address the intermittency of solar and wind
A future powered by clean energy requires batteries to balance the intermittency of solar and wind. Experts say…
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There are more US jobs in solar than all fossil fuels put together
With all the attention on coal employment, you might think that coal has the biggest share of energy…
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What can you do with a megawatt-hour?
A megawatt hour, like it’s little sibling, the kilowatt hour, is a measure of electricity. But just how…
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How is coal formed?
Coal began as dead plants that fell to the bottom of vast swamps millions of years ago. Which…
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The top TED talks on clean energy
Over my 20 years attending TED, there have been a handful of mind-blowing talks on clean, renewable energy.…
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Four steps to take your house off-grid
Taking your house or business entirely off-grid and powering it with clean energy isn’t easy today but these…
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Why does the cost of renewable energy continue to get cheaper?
The price of solar cells has dropped 300-fold over the last four decades. What is driving this incredible…
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How solar and batteries will unlock the electric monopolies and create a clean energy renaissance
The shift from fossil fuels to clean energy may prove to be the largest and most disruptive energy…
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How venture investors lost $10 billion in the cleantech collapse of 2011 (Part 1)
Clean energy is one of the largest business opportunities in history. But, in 2011, the US venture capital…
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The bottom line on nuclear power – high costs and safety concerns darken its future (Part 7)
Nuclear power is the most divisive and debated of all electric generation solutions. Critics say Fukushima and Chernobyl…
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Can next-generation nuclear plants save the nuclear industry? (Part 6)
For nuclear power to achieve its promise as a source of global-scale, rock-steady, emissions-free power, new approaches are…
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Is nuclear power the climate’s salvation or a radioactive nightmare? (part 1)
While nuclear may be a greenhouse gas-free source of energy, it is far from the most cost-effective way…
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What is the best way to make electricity?
Coal, nuclear, wind, solar, or natural gas? What criteria should we use when comparing various types of electricity…